MMPNO Biographies of 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Marquetta Patterson

Marquetta is enrolled at Seattle Central College School of Nursing and will graduate August 2023. Her aspiration to becoming a nurse has been influenced by the poor care her mother experienced during a terminal illness and the inadequate evaluation of her own daughter's illness Her goal is to be the nurse that advocates so that her patients will be heard. Marquetta's charge nurse described her as cheerful, driven, engaging and curious with no limit to her growth and future endeavors.

Lekasia Riley

Lekasia is enrolled at Seattle University's School of Nursing and will graduate August 2024. She has been productive in service to community activities and projects Her desire to become a nurse is influenced by personal challenges in navigating the healthcare system. She believes advocacy and exceptional health care will result in positive outcomes. Lekasia has been described as having strength, determination, a strong work ethic and a positive

Summeya “Lina” Saeday

Lina is enrolled in Seattle University's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2025. She desires to make a difference in the healthcare of women in under-served communities She has encountered health disparities in Ethiopia and the United States which resulted in poor outcomes. Her goal is to become a well-rounded nurse midwife and community leader that will spend time to understand a patient's family, social and cultural dynamics thus yielding positive outcomes.

Dezha Smallwood

Dezha is enrolled at Bellevue College's Nursing Program and will graduate in June 2024. Dezha worked very hard to achieve the requirements for acceptance into the nursing program. Her immediate goal, as a nurse. is to work in labor and delivery to impact the outcome in high mortality birthrates among women of color. In the near future she will pursue becoming an OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner.

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Family Housing in Rainier Beach

• Named aer Elizabeth Thomas (deceased), a Past President and devoted member of the Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organizaon

• Pediatric Nurse Praconer, Seale Children’s Odessa Brown Clinic

• Beloved Central District Community Member

Endowed Donors

Dr. Kathryn E. Barnard, PhD, RN, FAA (Emeritus, Deceased)

Mrs. Mary Lee Bell, MPA, BSN, RN & Mr. Henry P. Bell (Deceased)

Ms. Helen Shirley Ann Fuller Murphy (Deceased) sponsored by Valorie Taylor, MN, RSN

Mrs. Shirley M. Gilford, BSN, RN & P. Lloyd Gilford, BA, MA (Deceased)

Ms. Verna Ward Hill, MSN, BSN, RN

Dr. Gail Chapman Hongladarom, PhD, MN (Deceased) & Dr. Ty Hongladarom, MD (Deceased)

Ms. Frankie T. Manning, RN, BSN, MAN sponsored by Dr. Elaine Walsh

Mr. Paul A. Merriman

Dr. Robert Monahan, PhD (Deceased) & Mrs. Marilyn Monahan

Vivian O. Lee

Mary Osborne, MN, BSN, RN (Deceased)

Rachel S. Pitts, BSN, RN (Deceased) Sponsored by Dr. Marla Salmon

Mr. Roger & Mrs. Annette Rieger Owners, Tudor Foundation

Dr. Lois Price Spratlen, PhD, RN, FAAN (Emeritus, Deceased) & Dr. Thaddeus Spratlen, PhD. (Emeritus, Deceased)

Dr. Arthur R. Thompson, MD, PhD & Dr. Elaine A. Thompson, PhD, RN

Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, MN, ARNP, RN (Deceased), sponsored by Dr. Richard Dion, MD & Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) Dion

Mr. Lawson L. Turner & Mrs. Mary E. Noble Turner (Both Deceased) Sponsored by Mrs. Frankie T. Manning, MN. RN

2023 Scholarship Committee Members

Keondra Rustan President MMPNO

Valorie Taylor Vice-President MMPNO

Chantal Cayo Secretary MMPNO

Gayle Robinson & Keandra Thompson Treasurer

Jacinta Mwili Parliamentarian

Joycelyn Thomas Ways & Means Committee Chair

Rosa Young Ways & Means Committee

Mary Lee Bell Endowment Committee Chair & Historian

Shirley Gilford Endowment Committee Secretary & Historian

Frankie T. Manning Outreach Committee Chair

Lynette Wells Nominating Chair

Vivian Lee Publicity Committee Chair

Antwinett O. Lee Membership Committee Chair

Sheryl Wilson Education Committee Chair